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Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders

Psychotic disorders can be defined as a severe disconnection with reality, including by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized or agitated behavior without insight. Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder and Shared Psychotic Disorder are some of the psychotic disorders you may encounter. Talk about them on this forum.

What impulses are decreased in schizophrenia?

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I have heard about altered states of mind when it comes to schizophrenia, and apparently some impulses are decreased in people who suffer from it. Are there folks here with more knowledge about schizophrenia? Which impulses are these, and how does this affect the life of someone with schizophrenia?...

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Can a transit ischemic attack follow paranoid frantic psychosis?

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My uncle spent some time in a mental health facility last year, after he had a paranoid frantic psychosis. Now, he has been released and lives at home with his family again, and he is still receiving treatment. I was wondering whether a transit ischemic attack can follow paranoid frantic psychosis?...

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Memory and learning level in schizophrenia

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Hi everyone! I was wondering about schizophrenia and the level of memory and learning abilities, and even IQ in people with schizophrenia. Are there any statistics around on this issue? I am not sure what the answer would be, and I am also saying it's possible that people with schizophrenia might...

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Sexual abuse can induce schizophrenic symptoms

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I recently read a fascinating article somewhere on the internet. I even tried looking for it but I am unable to retrieve it now. The point of the article was that sexual abuse in childhood can induce schizophrenic symptoms and lead to schizophrenia. Can anyone elaborate on the theory and if they...

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Are abandoned kids more prone to schizophrenia?

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I am in the process of writing a short article about schizophrenia and its causes. I would like to get your views about the causes of schizophrenia, which must be routed in childhood. Are abandoned kids more prone to schizophrenia? What is the relation between the two things? Please advise.

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Can a death in the family activate paranoid frantic psychosis?

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My older sister has always had a whole range of mental health problems. I have suspected she has borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, and paranoid personality disorder at times, and perhaps she does have all of those. My father recently died, and since then she sunk into a paranoid...

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Alcoholism and the paranoid frantic psychosis ideas

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My father has been an alcoholic for all my life, and I am grateful to say that I didn't grow up with him in the house. Lately, I have been trying to get to know him better, and be there for him. Since, I have found out that he is suffering from paranoid frantic psychosis ideas. Is this linked to...

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Is catalepsy in schizophrenia always followed with catatonic stupor?

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I started a new job as a nurse in a mental health facility recently, and while it is certainly a big challenge for me, and very interesting, I am still having lots of trouble getting used to the clients we have, and understanding the different illnesses clients come with. This is not part of my job...

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How to gain trust from a person that suffers from paranoid frantic psychosis?

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A guy at my work has been displaying so much strange and paranoid behaviour over the last few months that I am seriously beginning to think he has a paranoid frantic psychosis. I really want to convince him to get some help before it is too late and he loses his job, and perhaps his family as well....

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Paranoid schizophrenic neighbor continues to accuse me...

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Hello all, New to this forum... I saw a few posts about paranoid schizophrenic neighbors and decided to post my experience here to see if anyone has any advice. Anyway, I moved into this apartment a few years ago. My neighbor downstairs was really nice for the first year or so but then she...

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